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#FFE4AA closest to Vanilla Cream

#FFE4AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Vanilla Cream. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.4% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(255, 228, 170)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. #FFE4AA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.93:1.

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Variations of #FFE4AA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFE4AA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFE4AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE4AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F9EAAC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E3A6
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E4A8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9EAAC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAE7AB
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDAD5
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE0BF
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EDE6DA

#FFE4AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#FFE4AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.93:1 Super#FFE4AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE4AA in CSS

/* Vanilla Cream */
.color { color: #FFE4AA; }
.background { background-color: #FFE4AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE4AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 228 170);
color: hsl(41 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.927 0.080 85.8);

#FFE4AA FAQ

What color is #FFE4AA?

#FFE4AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Vanilla Cream. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE4AA?

#FFE4AA is rgb(255, 228, 170) in RGB, hsl(41, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE4AA?

The complementary color of #FFE4AA is #AAC5FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE4AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE4AA: 16.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE4AA a warm or cool color?

#FFE4AA is a warm color.